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Armenia
Republic of Armenia
Armenia is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Yerevan. About 3 million people live there, in an area of 29 743 square kilometres.
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Where is Armenia?
Armenia lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 453 km from the equator.
Armenia is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 4 countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Türkiye.
How big is Armenia?
Armenia covers 29 743 square kilometres.
That is about 12 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 138th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 99.2 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in Armenia?
About 3 million people live in Armenia.
That is the 133rd biggest population in the world.
People here speak Armenian.
They pay with the Armenian dram (֏).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 66 years.
The land of Armenia
The land in Armenia sits on average 1 792 metres above sea level — high enough that much of it counts as mountain country.
Because it is landlocked, everything that arrives by ship has to cross one of its 4 neighbours first.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Armenia different?
A dish the country is known for: Harissa, Dolma and Khorovats.
Websites from here often end in .am.
Armenia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.4 live in Armenia.
It takes up about 0.02 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 37th largest of 46 countries, and the 40th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Armenia and its neighbours
Iran, its largest neighbour, is about 55.4 times bigger.
Iran has more people: 81.8 million against 3 million.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Armenia?
The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Armenia?
About 3 million people live in Armenia, which makes it the 133rd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Armenia?
Armenia borders Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Türkiye — 4 neighbours in total.
How big is Armenia?
Armenia covers 29 743 square kilometres, making it the 138th largest country in the world. That is about 12 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Armenia in?
Armenia is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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